Improvement in fountain-pens



J. W. STANTON. Fountain-Pen.

10.204,857. Patented Jun.e11,1s7s.

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UNITED STATES PJAITIIHBTT:v OFFICE.

JOHN W. STANTON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAIN-PENS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 204,857, dated June ll,1878;,application filed May 13, 1878.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. STANTON, of Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphiaJ and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fountain- Pens 5 and 1 do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of my invention, whichwill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecication.

My invention relates to fountain-pen holders; and it con sists in theconstruction and arrangement of devices, as will be hereinafter morefully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the annexed drawings, to which reference is made, and which fullyillustrate my invention, Figure l is a side elevation with the capremoved. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the same.

A represents the pen-sheath, constructed in suitable manner to receivethe pen B. In the inner end of the pen-sheath A is secured the rubberreservoir C, to contain the ink; and the ink is fed from said reservoirthrough a curved glass tube, D, to the pen B.

To Iill the reservoir with ink it is only neoessary to compress the sameto expel the air, and insert the point of the glass tube D in ink andallow the reservoir to expand, when the ink will be drawn into the same.

F represents the handle, made to inclose the reservoir and iit on theupper end of the pensheath A. This handle is provided with a slot at a,through which the thumb is made to press on the rubber reservoir for thepurpose of forcing out one or more drops of ink, as required, during thewritin g.

G is the cap or cover, iitting over the pen and end of pen-sheath whenthe pen-holder is carried in the pocket. While thus carrying thepen-holder the reservoir might accidentally be pressed in through thethumb-slot a, and expel a certain portion of the ink. To obviate thisdifficulty I provide a sleeve or sliding tube, I, to cover thethumb-slot. This sleeve may be made separate and placed on the handle F,so as to be moved up and down on the same;

.or it may be made by forming an extension on the cap or cover Gr, whichthen extends far enough up over the handle to cover the slot a. Withthis sleeve, whether in one form or the other, there is no danger of theink being'forced out of the reservoir while the holder is being carriedin the pocket.

At the point on the handle where the foreinger naturally comes thesurface is roughened, as shown at b, in any suitable manner, so as toprevent the. holder from slipping and give freedom of the hand in writing.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a fountain-pen holder, the combination of the pen-sheath A, rubberreservoir C, and hollow handle F with thumb-slot a. and the slidingsleeve I, all constructed substantially as and for the purposes hereinset forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, afountainpen holder consisting ofthe pen-sheath A, rubber reservoir C, with outlet-tube D, the hollowhandle F, having slot a and exterior roughened surface b, the slidingsleeve I, and cap Gr, all constructed and combined substantially as andfor the-purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own l have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. STANTON.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. Env, J. DANIEL EBY.

